Security

Espionage campaign targeting Asian supply chains uncovered

Malicious browser extensions pose a serious threat and defenses are lacking

Many security products offer inadequate protection against malicious browser extensions, a researcher has found

Vendor to IT: You’re blocking the wrong services

Security vendor cites blocking of low-risk cloud services but not higher-risk applications

New US bill aims to curb NSA collection of phone and other records

The bipartisan bill aims to make bulk collection of telephone records illegal

‘Viceroi’ algorithm improves detection of click fraud

Researchers have found a better way to pick out bad clicks by looking at per-user ad revenue

‘Icefog’ spying operation targeted Japan, South Korea

Kaspersky Lab says the Icefog attackers appeared to know what files they needed from victims

Judge orders patent troll to explain its ‘Mr. Sham’ to jury

Jurors to hear about ‘sham’ Texas company with one ‘sham’ employee

Sudan drops off Internet amid internal strife

Cause remains uncertain, though one report says Sudanese government is behind blackout

Apple cofounder Steve Wozniak expounds on his hacking shenanigans and online mischief

In keynote at ASIS Conference, Wozniak shares jokes, monkeyshines played on family, friends

Google among ad networks doing business with shady injector services

New report sketches picture of still-thriving adware industry